WHAT: First Coast Oncology, the first cancer center in Northeast Florida
to install the AccuBoost breast cancer treatment system, has just
treated its 50th breast cancer patient with the new technology.
The AccuBoost system powered by Nucletron is a non-invasive
outpatient procedure that treats breast cancer by accurately
targeting treatment to a lumpectomy site via real-time image
guidance. Using a focused boost dose, AccuBoost treats the
intended site while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. Experts
gathering at the 2010 American Brachytherapy Society's (ABS)
School of Breast Brachytherapy and Brachytherapy Physics in
Amelia Island are available to discuss the benefits of the
new technology.
WHO: Available for interviews to discuss the AccuBoost breast cancer
treatment technology are:
-- Experts in the field of breast brachytherapy
-- Scot Ackerman, M.D., medical director, First Coast Oncology
-- First Coast Oncology patients such as Jennifer Lewis, a
38-year-old mother of two and breast cancer survivor
successfully treated with AccuBoost therapy
-- Piran Sioshansi, PhD, President and CEO of Advanced Radiation
Therapy
-- Thomas Pollatz, field marketing manager for treatment delivery,
Nucletron
WHEN: ABS School of Breast Brachytherapy and Brachytherapy Physics:
February 11 - 12
WHERE: The AccuBoost system is installed at First Coast Oncology's
Mandarin outpatient center located at 10881 San Jose Boulevard in
Jacksonville, Florida. The brachytherapy school will be held at
Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida.
NOTES: Media are requested to contact Danielle Davis or Lisa Trapani for
more information and to arrange interviews.